Employment
In any elite organization, human capital is the most valuable asset and the source of the greatest competitive advantages. It can also be the source of the most complex and sensitive risks. Our practice is dedicated to providing senior management with the strategic counsel needed to navigate these high-stakes labor law challenges.
We advise our clients on their most pivotal moments, including the structuring of executive compensation and contracts, navigating large-scale workforce restructurings, and managing sensitive senior-level terminations. We are the architects of the robust employment frameworks that allow high-performance cultures to thrive.
And when disputes arise, we act as tenacious advocates for our clients. We have a formidable track record in high-stakes employment litigation and collective bargaining negotiations, always focused on protecting the long-term stability and interests of the business.
Employment Highlights
Our firm provides clients with seamless advice on all advisory, transactional and contentious issues associated with employer-employee relationships, including: restructuring employment rights (corporate transfers, collective dismissal procedures, outsourcing), transfer of undertakings, Trade Union negotiations, preparing and negotiating collective and individual labour agreements, employee benefits, termination of employment, review of compliance of employment practices and regulations etc.
- Advising a leading global food company on the first high profile transfer of undertaking project implemented in Romania under the Acquired Rights Directive, part of a complex reorganisation project;
- Advising a global consulting and engineering company on employment issues related to the sale of its Romanian subsidiary and of its twelve affiliated companies;
- Advising one of the leading international wood processing companies on various day-to-day Romanian labour law matters, including non-compete clauses to be included in the labour agreements, internal regulation and policies applicable at company level, delegation and secondment procedures regulated under Romanian law, cross-border secondment, hiring procedures and termination of employment;
- Advising one of the most important companies on the Romanian consumer goods market on employment, as well as redundancy/dismissal legal issues, including different regulatory-labour issues related to the daily operation of the company;
- Advising a major Swedish automotive industry manufacturer of commercial vehicles on a labour due diligence key issue report;
- Advising one of the largest providers of outsourcing services and software in India and a global leader in lightweight metal technology, engineering and manufacturing on the employment issues related to the transfer of an undertaking in Romania, as part of a multijurisdictional transfer and group restructuring process.